The Stocking

Posted by Rachelle Sigurdson

27 November, 2013 - , ,

Hello,I am here to share with you a LO, I did using the Beautiful Vintage Frost Basics Collection. I just love this collection, & you can combine it with any of the other Vintage Basics Collections. I took this photo of a stocking I embroidered,way before I got hooked on scrapbooking…..

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I combined the Vintage Frost Basics Collection & the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection. I did not have my Vintage Frost & wanted to get started on my stockings,so that is where I used the Vintage Autumn Basics……

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From the Vintage Frost Basics Collection I used: 1st of Dec,19th of Dec-BS,5th of Dec,7th of Dec & some of the BS,s of the labels…..

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From the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection I used: #II,#II-BS,& No X-BS

Other Products used: Dusty Attic Chipboard, Audrey Flower Collection from Prima,picket fence crackle,Marta Stewart Texture Effects,brads,seed beads,burlap,lace,glitter,stencils,(crafters workshop,Art is),(Prima,static)

Here are some close ups of detail…….

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I covered the chipboard stockings, with scraps from the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection. I glued on a small piece of lace, as I was working with the layers in my stockings.I then hand stitched the stockings,strung some seed beads onto wire,& attached them to the stocking,then glued these on to the chipboard….

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There are 10 stockings,so I put on our family names & the names of our dogs…..

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On the string part of the stocking,I used gesso,then liquid accents & once that dried I applied stickles……

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Shows a flower cluster,using bird houses in my cluster. I used walnut stain on the bird houses,then rock candy crackle & once that dried, I applied MS texture effect….

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Layers of paper & chipboard inspired by the stocking….23caecc7-ab60-4de4-837b-f90fcf503720_zpsd92466eb

The center of the wagon wheel is a old brad,that I applied gesso,seed beads, pearls & rock candy crackle….

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I love these birds on the branch. I covered the birds with paper I was working with,the inked the edges. I used walnut stain on the stem,then rock candy crackle.On the leaves I used picket fence crackle….

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Here is a Grad card I did using the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection. From this Collection I used: NoXX, NoXXII, NoXXI, the die cut sheet & some BS’s of the labels. The chipboard used if from Dusty Attic…..

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Thank you so much for taking the time to look…..RachelleRachelle-sign (2)

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